Ohio Revised Code Search
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Section 3796.10 | Application to dispense.
... operations plan; (3) The applicant's security plan; (4) The applicant's financial plan; (5) The applicant's principal place of business; (6) The proposed location of the cultivation, processing, or laboratory facility; (7) The applicant's plan for generating job and economic development in this state; (8) The applicant's environmental plan; (9) Employment practices, including any plans to inform, hire,... |
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Section 3796.11 | Information provided by department of taxation.
...(A)(1) Notwithstanding section 149.43 of the Revised Code or any other public records law to the contrary or any law relating to the confidentiality of tax return information, upon the request of the division of cannabis control, the department of taxation shall provide to the division all of the following information: (a) Whether an applicant for licensure under this chapter is in compliance with the applicable t... |
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Section 3796.12 | Criminal records check.
...(A) As used in this section, "criminal records check" has the same meaning as in section 109.572 of the Revised Code. (B)(1) As part of the application process for a license issued under this chapter, the division of cannabis control shall require each of the following to complete a criminal records check: (a) An administrator or other person responsible for the daily operation of the entity seeking the license... |
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Section 3796.13 | Employment.
...(A) Each person seeking employment with a license holder shall comply with sections 4776.01 to 4776.04 of the Revised Code. Except as provided in division (B) of this section, such a license holder shall not employ the person unless the person has submitted a criminal records check under those sections and the report of the resulting criminal records check demonstrates that the person has not been convicted of or ple... |
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Section 3796.14 | Authority of department of commerce.
...e following for any reason specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code: (1) Suspend, suspend without prior hearing, revoke, or refuse to renew a license or registration it issued under this chapter or Chapter 3780. of the Revised Code, as that chapter existed immediately before the effective date of this amendment ; (2) Refuse to issue a license; (3) Impose on a license holder a civi... |
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Section 3796.15 | Enforcement.
...(A) The division of cannabis control and the Ohio investigative unit shall enforce this chapter, or cause it to be enforced. Subject to division (E) of section 3796.14 of the Revised Code, if the division or the unit has information that this chapter or any rule adopted under this chapter has been violated, it shall investigate the matter and take any action as it considers appropriate. (B) If the division suspend... |
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Section 3796.16 | Reciprocity agreements.
...pter. (C) The division may adopt any rules as necessary to implement this section. |
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Section 3796.17 | Toll-free telephone line.
...The division of cannabis control shall establish a toll-free telephone line to respond to inquiries from adult-use consumers, medical marijuana patients, caregivers, and health professionals regarding adverse reactions to marijuana and to provide information about available services and assistance. The division may contract with a separate entity to establish and maintain the telephone line on behalf of the division. |
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Section 3796.18 | Cultivator license.
...in accordance with this chapter and any rules adopted thereunder before delivering or selling the products to a licensed processor or licensed dispensary. (D) The division of cannabis control shall issue the following types of cultivation licenses: (1) A level I cultivator license that authorizes the license holder to operate a cultivation area specified by the division, not to exceed one hundred thousand square ... |
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Section 3796.19 | Processor license.
...or labeling requirements established in rules adopted by the division of marijuana control under sections 3796.03 and 3796.32 of the Revised Code. |
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Section 3796.20 | Dispensary license.
...na or medical marijuana as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code; (e) Provide delivery of medical marijuana in accordance with the rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code; (f) Deliver, transfer, or sell medical marijuana and adult-use marijuana to other license holders. (2) A licensed dispensary engaged in the activities authorized by this chapter shall do so resp... |
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Section 3796.21 | Rights of current laboratory license holders.
...duct testing in the manner specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) When testing medical marijuana or adult-use marijuana, a licensed laboratory shall do both of the following: (1) Test for potency, homogeneity, and contamination; (2) Prepare a report of the test results. |
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Section 3796.22 | Rights of registered patient.
...n of medical marijuana, as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The amount of medical marijuana possessed by a registered patient shall not exceed a ninety-day supply, as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (C) A registered patient shall not be subject to arrest or criminal prosecution for doing either of the following in accordance with thi... |
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Section 3796.221 | Rights of adult-use users.
... of adult-use marijuana as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code; (4) Transfer adult-use and homegrown marijuana to another adult-use consumer if all of the following apply: (a) The transfer is without remuneration. (b) The amount transferred to the same adult-use consumer in the same day does not exceed either of the following: (i) Two and one-half ounces of plant material, exc... |
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Section 3796.23 | Rights of caregiver.
...raphernalia or accessories specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. (B) The amount of medical marijuana possessed by a registered caregiver on behalf of a registered patient shall not exceed a ninety-day supply, as specified in rules adopted under section 3796.03 of the Revised Code. If a caregiver provides care to more than one registered patient, the caregiver shall maintain separate... |
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Section 3796.24 | Liability.
...(A) The holder of a license, as defined in section 4776.01 of the Revised Code, is not subject to professional disciplinary action solely for engaging in professional or occupational activities related to medical marijuana. (B) Unless there is clear and convincing evidence that a child is unsafe, the use, possession, or administration of medical marijuana in accordance with this chapter shall not be the sole or pri... |
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Section 3796.27 | Financial institutions.
...(A) As used in this section: (1) "Financial institution" means any of the following: (a) Any bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union or any affiliate, agent, or employee of a bank, trust company, savings and loan association, savings bank, or credit union; (b) Any money transmitter licensed under sections 1315.01 to 1315.18 of the Revised Code or any affiliate, agent,... |
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Section 3796.28 | Rights of employer.
... program established in accordance with rules adopted by the administrator under Chapter 4123. of the Revised Code. (B) A person who is discharged from employment because of that person's use of marijuana shall be considered to have been discharged for just cause for purposes of division (D) of section 4141.29 of the Revised Code and shall be ineligible to serve a waiting period or to be paid benefits for the dura... |
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Section 3796.29 | Limitations on number of cultivators, processors, or retail dispensaries by localities.
...(A) Except as otherwise provided in division (B) of this section, the legislative authority of a municipal corporation or a board of township trustees may adopt an ordinance or a resolution, to prohibit, or limit the number of, licensed cultivators, licensed processors, or licensed dispensaries within the municipal corporation or within the unincorporated territory of the township, respectively. (B) The legislative... |
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Section 3796.30 | Activities prohibited near schools, churches, libraries, playgrounds or parks.
...(A) Except as provided in divisions (C) and (D) of this section, no licensed cultivator, licensed processor, licensed dispensary, or licensed laboratory shall be located within five hundred feet of the boundaries of a parcel of real estate having situated on it a school, church, public library, public playground, or public park. (B) If a request for relocation of a facility of a licensed cultivator, licensed proce... |
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Section 3796.31 | Prohibition on local taxes, fees.
...Except as otherwise authorized in the Revised Code, no political subdivision shall do either of the following: (A) Levy any tax or fee on license holders that is based on the license holder's businesses' gross receipts or that is the same as or similar to any tax or fee imposed by the state; (B) Levy any tax, fee, or charge on license holders or license holders' property that is not generally charged on other b... |
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Section 3796.32 | Advertisement and marketing.
... division of cannabis control may adopt rules regulating the advertisement of adult-use marijuana and medical marijuana to prevent advertisements that are false, misleading, targeted to minors, attractive to minors, promote excessive use, promote illegal activity, are obscene or indecent, contain depictions of marijuana use, or promote marijuana as an intoxicant. (B) Any rules the division adopts regulating the adv... |
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Section 3796.33 | Equivalent licenses.
...(A) As used in this section, "equivalent license" means: (1) In the case of an adult-use cultivator, a cultivator license of the same level issued under section 3796.09 of the Revised Code to engage in the activities authorized by section 3796.18 of the Revised Code; (2) In the case of an adult-use processor, a processor license issued under section 3796.09 of the Revised Code to engage in the activities authoriz... |
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Section 3796.34 | [Former R.C. 3780.37, amended and renumbered by S.B. 56, 136th General Assembly, effective 3/20/2026] Drug misuse prevention, education, and public awareness.
... Ohio's workforce and promote workplace safety and recovery initiatives focused on cannabis and related drug misuse. (D) The division shall oversee and evaluate the effectiveness of the initiatives undertaken pursuant to this section and shall ensure that those initiatives align with the public health and safety objectives of this state. (E) The division shall annually compile a report detailing activities, use o... |
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Section 3796.40 | Excise tax on sale of adult-use marijuana.
...r may prescribe all forms and adopt all rules necessary to administer the tax authorized under this section. |